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G. E. HASSEMAN.

MAIL BOX. APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 1906.

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PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906.

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GEORGE E. HASSEMAN, OF CANTON, OHIO.

MAIL-BOX.

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To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. Hesse- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, in Wlll0h Figure 1 is a transverse section of the mailbox, showing the same properly attached to .a door-casing and the door opened. Fig. 2

is a similar view showing the open side of the box reversed. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the mail-box. Fig. 4 is a detached View of the reversible back or closing plate. I

The present invention has relation to mailboxes especially designed to be attached to the door-casing adjacent to the hinged edge of the door; and it consists in the novel construction hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the front vertical member of the box, which front vertical member is provided with the integral top flange 2 and bottom flange 3, which top and bottom flanges are provided with suitable connecting flanges or plates 4. In the drawings the lowermost plate or flange 4 is not illustrated; but it will be understood that it is to be a duplication of the one shown in Fig. 3 and is located about midway between the vertical edges of the vertical front part or plate 1 or in the same position as the up ermost one, which is illustrated. The bac; plate is formed substantially as illustrated in Fig. 4 and is adapted to close the box at its back and outer vertical edge, and, as shown, it consists of the side flange 5, the top and bottom flanges 6 and 7, and the integral plates or members 8 and 9, said last-mentioned parts 8 and 9 being located in different planes and are so located for the purpose of providing a means for allowing the back plate to be connected to the door casing without interfering with the ordinary molding-strip 10, which feature is best illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The top and bottom flanges are of course for the pur- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 25, 1906. Serial'No. 313,324.

Patented Sept. 11, 1906.

pose of properly closing the top and bottom of the box proper but of course it will be understood that the top flange 2 is to be provided with a suitable opening for the reception of mail, which opening may be closed by a hinged plate of ordinary construction. The hinged plate is not shown, as it within itself forms no particular art of the present invention. It is well un erstood that some doors open from the right-hand side and others from the left-hand side, and in order that my improved box may be attached to the casings of doors regardless of their hinged positions the back plate proper is re versiblethat is to say, the closing-flange 6 may be located as illustrated in Fig. 1 or it may be located as illustrated in Fig. 2, and all that is necessary to be done is to change the back plate proper end for end.

For the purpose of preventing any movement of the back plate proper after the box proper has been attached the front plate 1 is provided with the ribs 12, which ribs are so located that they will engage the flange 5, as best illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, which prevents any lateral movement of the back plate in one direction, and the back plate being held from movement in the opposite direction by the molding or strip 10 after the front plate has been securely attached to the door-casing proper.

For the purpose of assisting in holding the back plate in proper relative position at the open edge of the box the lugs 13 are provided, which lugs are preferably formed integral with the top and bottom flange 2 and 3.

For the purpose of providing a means for holding the pieces of mail too large to be placed in the box the front plate is provided with the spring-clamp 14, which springclam is held in proper position by means of the ugs 15, which lugs are located at an angle to a perpendicular line and are so located for the purpose of preventing any downward movement of the spring-clamp 14, said clamp being held against any upward movement by binding the lower ends of the spring-clamp, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

It will be understood that by my peculiar arrangement the mail-box pro er is closed at all times when the door is c osed, but by opening the door the box is o ened, or, in other words, the open edge of t 1e box is exposed so that the mail deposited in the box can be removed.

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Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a mail-box of the class described the combination of an outer member provided with top and bottom flanges the top flange provided with a mail-receiving aperture, lugs ormed upon the top and bottom flanges, a back plate consisting of a side flange and members located in different planes, and means for securing the back plate to a doorcasin substantially as and for the purpose speci ed.

2. In a mail-box of the class described, the combination of two separable members, one of the members adapted to be reversed end for end, said reversible member provided with a rightangled flange and the other member provided with ribs adapted to engage the right-angled flange of the other member, and top and bottom flanges, said top and bottom flanges provided with lugs adapted to engage the reversible member and a spring-clip secured to the non-reversible member, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. HASSEMAN. 

